Mister Legend

Chapter 568
Forward James Johnson, although he has never been trusted by previous coaches during his years at Manchester United, and has few opportunities to prove himself on the court, his speed and finishing ability in front of the goal are still among the best among local forwards of the same age .If he can get enough support from his teammates, his scoring efficiency can be guaranteed at least in the British Championship.Moreover, his technical characteristics are exactly in line with Scholes' tactical requirements, so this signing is considered by the outside world to be very likely to bring very good results to the Coventry team, and it is considered to be a value-for-money deal.

Hou Yongyong is currently the most popular technical midfielder in England and even in the entire European football world. In addition to his slightly thin body, his awareness of passing organization and teamwork ability are very outstanding, and he also has a good ability to set the ball. Being a playmaker for a lesser team is, on paper, a perfect fit.And with his joining, French midfielder Maxense Carrick can be completely fixed in a more familiar position. The partnership of these two people can also be regarded as a very complementary combination in theory.

As for the Spanish central defender Baltra, apart from the problem of declining physical fitness due to his age, he is impeccable in terms of defensive ability and awareness, which can greatly supplement and improve the team's defense. The most reassuring signing.

Of course, theory is always just theory, and how much they can display their own strength depends on the speed and degree of integration into the team.However, even though there are still certain uncertainties, the outside world still gave high marks to the Sky Blues' transfer operations this winter, believing that they were one of the few winners in the same period.Because even if the three of them failed to achieve the expected effect, compared to the price of getting them, there was no loss.

And if the three of them finally find a feeling in the new environment, then the overall strength of the Coventry team will undoubtedly take another big step up, which will make their prospects for surpassing more optimistic Come to think of it, maybe it is not impossible to be really black in the end.

However, it is still unclear whether they will be able to get the top two direct promotion places in the British Championship as they wish, because other competing teams have also carried out massive reinforcements this winter, and it may only be announced at the last moment. Answer.

After lamenting the series of major adjustments made by several teams in the winter window in order to rush to the Premier League, the British media quickly shifted their focus to the Coventry club, or Li Moody and Scholes .Because everyone unanimously smelled the smell of the Chinese man from these few signings. Does this mean that the football director finally broke the previous agreement and intervened in the specific affairs of the first team?

Regarding this issue, Coventry coach Scholes began to keep silent after expressing several rebuttals, and made a gesture of ignoring it. This is undoubtedly a true biography learned from his former boss.Because Li Modi, who is doing various activities in Asia, is recognized as a master of avoiding reporters' questions. This time, he used the same trick. Although some British media reporters stationed in Tianchao tried to find out some news from him, it's just that This attempt is bound to be futile.

Except for experts in some special departments, no one can pry open the mouth of the former world's number one football coach and make him respond to questions he is unwilling to answer. This situation has become an axiom and has never appeared Had an accident.

However, the omnipotent British media still determined that something should have happened between these two people, something that should not be easily known to the outside world.Although most people would not be willing to pay attention to the so-called friction between the management and the head coach of a Championship team, but with the status of Li Moody and Scholes in the entire country and even the world football, this This matter still caused a lot of impact for a period of time after the winter break.

However, with the gradual development of the second half of the league, everyone's distracted attention was attracted by the tighter schedule and fierce competition. Launched an impact towards the first championship of the English Championship in the history of the club, and also the third championship honor after the FA Cup in the 1986-87 season and the English League Championship in the 2016-17 season. (I can’t help but complain here. As an antique-level team that has been established for 140 years, it has never won a league championship even at the lowest level. It is drunk to think about it!)

The Coventry team's schedule in the second half of the season is much more difficult than before the winter break. Facing several competitors, they all have to play away games. In addition, due to too many rounds, frequent double matches in a week have brought Due to the influence, Li Modi still couldn't hold back, and chose to make a move to improve the team's combat effectiveness by signing in.

Although through that private communication, Scholes also agreed with the view that the team needs to strengthen, but after all, this is an act of infringing on the power of the team's head coach, which will inevitably give Li Moody a bad reputation for exceeding his authority.Fortunately, as comrades-in-arms of the former coaching team, the two of them had a very close personal relationship, and there was no deep estrangement due to this incident, but the appearance of some awkward emotions was unavoidable.

It is also because of this incident that Li Modi woke up from the feeling of good self-feeling that he thought he had done a good job as the director of football, and found that although he still likes to manage all aspects of a club, he also manages the sports He has good abilities, but the most suitable position for him is the head coach—of course, he must have the power to control transfers and even team building policies.

On the one hand, when I left Arsenal, I was still very tired, both physically and mentally, so it is not surprising to make a decision to take a temporary break.However, after half a year passed, Li Modi, who had no chance to work on the front line of the team, began to miss the fulfilling days of adjusting the player's state and arranging targeted tactics every day, as well as the benefits brought about by each 10-minute game. Thrill and joy after victory.

On the one hand, it is the development of a club. In fact, the most important thing is to rely on the team's performance. Considering the general rules of English football, it is difficult for anyone except the team coach to play a big role in this aspect. effect.On the surface, directors, ministers of various departments and employees are all indispensable. In fact, they all have to work and provide services with the team or the head coach as the core.

In other words, if Li Moody wants to make Coventry Club gradually grow into a giant in his own hands, then the fastest and most effective way is to make the team's performance better and better, and even eventually rival Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal. If the level of acceptance is high, even if the commercial attributes of the club have not been maximized, the income will not be too bad.

Based on such an analysis, taking over the coach of the Sky Blue Legion seems to be his best choice.

It's just that when Li Mudi chose to acquire this club, he never considered the possibility of becoming the head coach of the team. The main reason is that Coventry's various foundations are really poor, far reaching Without his psychological bottom line, even with the help of the FM system plug-in, without four or five seasons, it is almost impossible to realize the plan to improve his performance to the ranks of the top European teams, and the money spent will be astronomical. number.

This is completely contrary to his business philosophy of wanting to achieve a relatively stable and steady balance of income and expenditure, so naturally he will not consider this.

After weighing the various pros and cons, Li Moody felt that he still needed to find a team with a good foundation and ambitions to coach. As for the management of Coventry, it would be better to leave it to those professionals. Check with the introduction and training of young players, the problem will not be too big.

In this way, he will no longer have disagreements and conflicts with Scholes or other coaches who may coach the team because of the concept of team building. After all, the focus of work will be on the team he coaches. On the team, there is no leisure to worry about other things.

So after returning to the UK in early February, Coventry's football director was more cautious in dealing with the work that he and Scholes might have overlapping jurisdictions. There are not many embarrassing things, and the two often communicate in private about the team's tactics and the use of players, and they spent the rest of the season peacefully.

However, during this process, the Coventry fans and the British media could not maintain stability, because after the initial run-in period of new players integrating into the team, the performance of the Sky Blues began to peak again. A wave of seven consecutive victories from mid-February to mid-March allowed them to quickly widen the gap with their pursuers in the league.

At the same time, they also reached the quarter-finals and quarter-finals of the League Cup and the FA Cup respectively. Although they were both eliminated in the end, they all fell at the feet of the top teams in the Premier League, and the process was not smooth. It's too ugly, it can be said that it is a glorious defeat.

However, the exit from the two cup games still hit the morale of the players to some extent. Even though Li Mudi and Scholes praised everyone's performance in public many times, they still failed to prevent Coventry from ushering in a state adjustment period again, resulting in The hard-won lead was wiped out in just two weeks.

Fortunately, Andy Carroll, who had been absent for four full months on his knee, returned in time and brought new vitality to the team. In addition, the opponents in the first few games in April were weak. Only through a process of self-adjustment can a direct collapse be avoided.

In the following time, good luck also came to the Sky Blues. First, the Stoke City team, which had been competing with them for the top spot, lost the team's pinnacle Joe Allen. The Welsh veteran suffered a cruciate ligament injury. , it is difficult to play for the team this season.After that, West Bromwich Albion, temporarily ranked third in the standings, suddenly encountered a scoring shortage. They failed to score in three consecutive league rounds. The record of 1 draw and 2 losses made them directly withdraw from the competition for the top two.Although Norwich and Sunderland took the opportunity to join the competition of the first group, Coventry took advantage of this god-sent opportunity to play a wave of winning streak and once again established their leading advantage.

On April 4th, after Coventry defeated the black cat Sunderland, which had climbed to the second place in the standings, with a goal outflanked by James Johnson in the away game, they fell to No. The latter's advantage of 14 points locked in the top two positions in the English Championship this season in advance, and won a seat directly promoted to the Premier League.

A week later, they returned to the home court and defeated the tough Millwall 3-2, winning the first league championship trophy in team history three rounds ahead of schedule.

And Li Mudi has successfully completed the goal he set for himself last summer. Under the premise of ensuring promotion, he will strengthen the team as much as possible, and at the same time let several young people stand out from the youth training camp. Get more exercise opportunities.

Although judging from the current situation of the Coventry team, the strength will definitely be at the bottom of the Premier League next season, and there is still a big gap between Leeds United and Wolves, which can keep relegation all year round.But fortunately, the successful upgrade will bring a huge amount of income to the club. Several shareholders, especially the big boss Li Mudi, have no idea of ​​taking the opportunity to make money. One hundred million was spent in the club window for signings. I believe that as long as this huge sum of money can be spent reasonably, there is still great hope of relegation.

In order to make Scholes feel at ease, he agreed to sign the contract that the club hopes to renew for another two years as soon as possible. Li Moody had already greeted him in January and would never make any adjustments to the team's lineup. Do any finger-pointing.Unless the team coach takes the initiative to ask him for his opinion, he will be a hands-off shopkeeper and never let the unpleasant incident in winter recur.

After winning the championship in advance, he personally expressed to Scholes at a family dinner that he supported the opponent to continue to lead the team, and after Jiangtou was very embarrassed that he did not care too much about the previous misunderstanding He said that he had decided to resign as the football director of Coventry Club and planned to return to coaching.

The two chatted for a long time that night, from recalling the days of fighting side by side in the past, to discussing the development direction of the Sky Blue Legion in the next few seasons, to the troubles and interesting stories of their respective families in daily life, until late at night.

The vague estrangement from a few months ago has already become invisible without knowing it, and Li Modi can finally meet the next challenge with ease, which is his original dream when he stepped into this reborn world.

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